The team's second lefty, Whitham is an aggressive server and one of the physically toughest players to enter the program. A gifted multisport high school athlete, she is fast and furious on the court at all times.
Before Bryant: A 2009 graduate of Notre Dame Academy, Whitham was a four-year letterwinner and three-year starter for the Cougars ... Named to the Massachusetts Coaches All-State team ... Two-time Boston Herald and Patriot Ledger All-Scholastic selection ... Two-time Catholic Conference All-Star ... Holds the school career assists record ... Also lettered all four years in basketball where she led team to a 2009 state title ... Named a Patriot Ledger Honorable Mention for basketball ... Played club for Mass Pats.
Personal: Daughter of Ron and Judy Whitham,
Samantha Lee Whitham was born on September 3, 1990 ... Father,
Ron, played basketball at Springfield College from 1976-80
... Mother, Judy, was a 1981 All-American who competed in varsity
track and field at Bridgewater State College from 1977-81, where
she remains the high jump school record holder and was inducted
into the Athletics Hall of Fame in 1993 ... Plans to study
marketing in the College of Business.
